News: India

We have started to collect the most important news related to India in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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India: news

India reeling as Murali closes in

Wednesday, July 21st 2010, 12:54
related countries: Sri Lanka

India close day four of the first Test in Galle 63 behind Sri Lanka at 181-5 in their follow-on as Muttiah Muralitharan moves to 798 wickets.
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Indian charges envoy with spying

Tuesday, July 20th 2010, 15:06
related countries: Pakistan

A former Indian junior diplomat held three months ago on suspicion of spying for Pakistan has been charged under the official secrets act, police say.
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India's police welcome 3G phones

Tuesday, July 20th 2010, 14:18

The arrival of 3G phones in India has sparked a wave of applications including a police site that allows you to mail in photos of badly parked cars.
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Murali bags Tendulkar in swansong

Tuesday, July 20th 2010, 13:44
related countries: Sri Lanka
related places: Galle

India close 380 runs behind Sri Lanka at 140-3 after three days of the first Test in Galle as Muttiah Muralitharan dismisses Sachin Tendulkar.
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Cricket star's book to contain drops of his blood

Tuesday, July 20th 2010, 12:31

A special-edition biography of Indian cricketing star Sachin Tendulkar will contain drops of his blood, its publishers have reportedly said.
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Driver 'error' led to India crash

Tuesday, July 20th 2010, 5:58

Driver error appears to have caused Monday's train crash in eastern India's West Bengal state which left 63 people dead, preliminary investigations find.
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Home-ownership hopes of India's poor

Monday, July 19th 2010, 16:01

For many of India's poor, home ownership is something they consider to be beyond their reach.
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Dozens die in India train crash

Monday, July 19th 2010, 14:27

At least 60 people die as a speeding express ploughs into a stationary passenger train in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.
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Dozens die in India train crash

Monday, July 19th 2010, 14:05
related places: At

At least 60 people die as a speeding express ploughs into a stationary passenger train in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.
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In pictures

Monday, July 19th 2010, 9:50

Images from scene of deadly Indian train crash
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Afghan-Pakistan trade deal agreed

Monday, July 19th 2010, 2:53
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan

Afghanistan and Pakistan sign a trade deal allowing Afghan lorries to use a route through Pakistan to carry goods to India.
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Story tellers' city

Monday, July 19th 2010, 0:22

Why Mumbai is the favourite muse of Indian fiction writers
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Spin king Murali taking final bow

Sunday, July 18th 2010, 20:56
related countries: Sri Lanka
related places: Galle

One of the greatest bowlers in the history of cricket is taking part in his final Test match for Sri Lanka, against India in the city of Galle.
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Sri Lanka batsmen dominate India

Sunday, July 18th 2010, 11:51
related countries: Sri Lanka

Tharanga Paranavitana and Kumar Sangakkara steal the limelight from Muttiah Muralitharan on day one of the first Test between Sri Lanka and India in Galle.
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Pakistan and India ministers row

Friday, July 16th 2010, 12:05
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Islamabad, New Delhi

Pakistan's foreign minister criticises the behaviour of his Indian counterpart during their first talks in two years, while Delhi's man labels the claims "extraordinary".
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S Asia rivals to remain in touch

Friday, July 16th 2010, 4:38
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Islamabad

India and Pakistan agree to remain in touch after wide-ranging talks between their foreign ministers in Islamabad.
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Maoists 'linked' to Congress ally

Thursday, July 15th 2010, 12:23

A Maoist leader in India has told the police he had "close links" with an ally of the Congress-led government, the BBC learns.
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New symbol chosen for India rupee

Thursday, July 15th 2010, 10:44

The Indian government approves a new symbol for the national currency, the rupee, after a public competition lasting a year.
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Legal blow for IPL cricket chief

Thursday, July 15th 2010, 9:31

A court in India rejects suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi's plea for an independent panel to probe allegations against him.
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India and Pakistan ministers meet

Thursday, July 15th 2010, 6:52
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Islamabad

The Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers begin talks in Islamabad in an effort to revive peace talks that froze after the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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Turbulent struggle

Wednesday, July 14th 2010, 23:51

The suffering behind the violence in Indian-administered Kashmir
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Skincare firm urges Indian Facebookers to turn whiter

Wednesday, July 14th 2010, 16:01

Facebook users in India are urged to make themselves appear whiter online, as part of a marketing campaign by the Vaseline skincare company.
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Mob murders death penalty dropped

Wednesday, July 14th 2010, 7:26

An Indian court drops death sentences against six men who murdered four members of a lower-caste Dalit family in 2006.
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Pakistan-India water shortage row

Wednesday, July 14th 2010, 4:48
related countries: Pakistan

A severe water shortage in the Southern Punjab region of Pakistan will be a focal point in talks between India and Pakistan this week.
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India army major dies in Kashmir

Wednesday, July 14th 2010, 3:50

A senior Indian army officer dies in a gun battle with militants in Indian-administered Kashmir, an army spokesman says.
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MS Dhoni signs huge rights deal

Tuesday, July 13th 2010, 15:57

Cricketer MS Dhoni signs what correspondents say is the biggest marketing deal ever made by an Indian sportsman.
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'More poor' in India than Africa

Tuesday, July 13th 2010, 10:32

Eight Indian states account for more poor people than in the 26 poorest African countries, a new measure of global poverty finds.
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MS Dhoni signs huge rights deal

Tuesday, July 13th 2010, 9:35

Cricketer MS Dhoni signs what correspondents say is the biggest marketing deal ever made by an Indian sportsman.
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Infosys suffers fall in profits

Tuesday, July 13th 2010, 7:12

Indian outsourcing giant Infosys reports a fall in profits but remains upbeat despite concerns over European demand.
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Call for Kashmir deaths inquiry

Tuesday, July 13th 2010, 6:55

Political parties in Indian-administered Kashmir demand an inquiry into the killing of civilian protesters by security forces.
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'More poor' in India than Africa

Tuesday, July 13th 2010, 5:18

Eight Indian states account for more poor people than in the 26 poorest African countries combined, a new measure of global poverty finds.
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Secret Bhopal waste dump 'wrong'

Sunday, July 11th 2010, 16:50
related places: Bhopal

India's environment minister says the secret dumping of toxic waste from the Bhopal chemical disaster was wrong.
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Kashmir papers stop publication

Friday, July 9th 2010, 22:03
related places: Srinagar

The owners of newspapers in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir stop production because of government curbs.
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Delhi study says women unsafe

Friday, July 9th 2010, 11:31

Two in every three women in the Indian capital have faced some form of sexual harassment in the last year, a study says.
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India family 'forgives' attackers

Thursday, July 8th 2010, 15:55

The family of a professor in India whose hand was cut off by suspected Islamic extremists say they forgive his attackers.
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IMF raises global growth estimate

Thursday, July 8th 2010, 14:31
related countries: China

The International Monetary Fund slightly raises its forecast for global economic growth to 4.5%, driven by China and India.
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'Big catch'

Thursday, July 8th 2010, 9:12

Captured Indian Maoist rebel leader talks to BBC
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Indian Maoist attacks kill seven

Thursday, July 8th 2010, 7:30

Maoists in India kill seven people in a wave of attacks carried out during a strike called by the rebels in parts of India.
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Indian army marches in Srinagar

Wednesday, July 7th 2010, 14:40

Army soldiers march through Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir in a show of force to help quell street protests.
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India admiral dies at arms range

Wednesday, July 7th 2010, 12:47

A senior Indian naval officer dies as a result of an "accidental firing" at a firing range, a navy spokesman says.
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India alert at Maoist strike call

Wednesday, July 7th 2010, 4:34

Security is tightened in India's Maoist-affected states after the rebels call for a strike in protest against the killing of a top leader.
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Three killed in Kashmir protests

Tuesday, July 6th 2010, 13:29
related places: At

Police in Indian-administered Kashmir open fire in separate clashes with stone-throwing protesters, killing at least three.
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India strike over fuel price rise

Monday, July 5th 2010, 15:22

Normal life is disrupted in many parts of India because of a strike called by opposition parties against fuel price rises.
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India interest rates raised again

Friday, July 2nd 2010, 15:01

The Reserve Bank of India raises key interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point in an attempt to curb inflation.
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India interest rates raised again

Friday, July 2nd 2010, 15:01

The Reserve Bank of India raises key interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point in an attempt to curb inflation.
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Senior Indian Maoist 'shot dead'

Friday, July 2nd 2010, 10:01

A top Maoist rebel leader is killed in a clash in India's southern Andhra Pradesh state, police say.
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Kashmir hit by protest shutdown

Thursday, July 1st 2010, 16:07

A protest shutdown paralyses normal life for the fourth successive day in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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Police hurt in India bomb blast

Wednesday, June 30th 2010, 12:31

Police in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh are injured by a bomb a day after 26 die in a Maoist ambush.
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Kashmir minister defends police

Wednesday, June 30th 2010, 6:46
related places: Jammu

The chief minister of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir defends police accused of killing unarmed civilian protesters.
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India Maoists kill 26 policemen

Wednesday, June 30th 2010, 3:48
related places: At

At least 26 policemen are killed in a Maoist attack in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police tell the BBC.
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Civilians die in Kashmir violence

Tuesday, June 29th 2010, 17:13
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Kashmir

At least three civilians have been killed in the latest violence in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say.
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Two dead in Kashmir disturbances

Monday, June 28th 2010, 14:12

Police in Indian-administered Kashmir kill two protesters in the latest of a series of violent clashes.
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Canada signs India nuclear deal

Monday, June 28th 2010, 8:23
related countries: Canada

India and Canada sign an agreement to co-operate in developing civilian nuclear energy.
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Teenage sailor back on dry land

Saturday, June 26th 2010, 7:25
related countries: Indian Ocean, Reunion, United States

Teenage US sailor Abby Sunderland arrives on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion after being rescued while trying to sail around the world.
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India to scrap petrol subsidies

Friday, June 25th 2010, 18:08

The Indian government opts to scrap its subsidy of petrol prices in an effort to cut its budget deficit.
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Top Indian minister in Pakistan

Friday, June 25th 2010, 13:43
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Islamabad, Mumbai

The Indian home minister is in Islamabad for what is the first Indian ministerial visit to Pakistan since the Mumbai attacks.
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Trinidad's new PM

Friday, June 25th 2010, 12:14

Driven by Indian values and gender equality
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Commonwealth baton reaches India

Friday, June 25th 2010, 11:49
related countries: Pakistan

The Queen's baton for the Commonwealth Games reaches India from Pakistan, 100 days before the games begin.
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Bhopal package is 'insufficent'

Friday, June 25th 2010, 10:32

India's new $280m package for the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster falls short of expectations, campaigners say.
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India-Pakistan 'better relations'

Thursday, June 24th 2010, 14:10
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Mumbai

Indian and Pakistani diplomats meeting in Islamabad pledge to improve relations.
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Lost birds

Wednesday, June 23rd 2010, 10:02

Row over Indian national park is bad news for bustards
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Biswas on India

Wednesday, June 23rd 2010, 9:22

Why 'honour killings' are India's shame
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India officer killed in Kashmir

Wednesday, June 23rd 2010, 4:54

A senior Indian army officer dies in a gun battle with separatist militants in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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Indian-American wins US primary

Wednesday, June 23rd 2010, 3:04
related countries: United States
related places: Republican

Indian-American Nikki Haley overcomes allegations of infidelity and a racial slur to win a Republican primary run-off in South Carolina.
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India court 'honour crimes' move

Monday, June 21st 2010, 15:32

India's Supreme Court orders the government to explain what it is doing to prevent "honour killings".
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India to revisit Bhopal response

Monday, June 21st 2010, 11:28
related places: Bhopal

Indian cabinet ministers recommend that the government do more to help victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster.
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Kashmir strike over man's death

Monday, June 21st 2010, 6:27

A strike is being observed in Indian-administered Kashmir to protest against the death of a young man.
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India train sabotage suspect held

Sunday, June 20th 2010, 11:46

Indian police arrest a militia leader with links to Maoist rebels suspected of being behind a train crash that killed 150 people.
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India re-examines Bhopal disaster

Saturday, June 19th 2010, 10:20
related places: Bhopal

Indian government ministers who are re-examining the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster hold their first meeting.
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Indian preacher is banned from UK

Saturday, June 19th 2010, 9:46
related countries: United Kingdom

An Indian preacher has been banned from entering the UK for his "unacceptable behaviour", the home secretary says.
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India says Bhopal case not closed

Friday, June 18th 2010, 16:28
related places: Bhopal

India says the Bhopal gas leak case remains open and former Union Carbide head Warren Anderson still faces charges.
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Indian Maoists 'protest' begins

Friday, June 18th 2010, 4:21

Security forces in India's West Bengal are on alert as Maoists began a four-day protest after eight of their fighters were killed.
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Indian Maoists to observe protest

Thursday, June 17th 2010, 8:04

India's Maoists announce a protest against a security operation in West Bengal in which eight of their fighters died.
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Bid to end India tribe excursions

Thursday, June 17th 2010, 5:28

Tribespeople in India's Andamans archipelago are threatened by tourist safaris run by local operators, campaigners say.
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Modi to sue ECB chairman Clarke

Wednesday, June 16th 2010, 20:20
related countries: United Kingdom

Suspended Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi is to sue England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke for libel.
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Indian state blockade continues

Wednesday, June 16th 2010, 10:26

A tribal blockade of the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur continues, despite a government decision to send in troops.
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'Food boom' for emerging nations

Tuesday, June 15th 2010, 14:28
related countries: Brazil, Russia

Brazil, India, China and Russia will enjoy an agricultural boom over the next decade as output stagnates in Western Europe.
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Arrests in Delhi 'honour killing'

Tuesday, June 15th 2010, 14:03
related places: Delhi

Police in the Indian capital, Delhi, make two arrests after a teenage couple are murdered in a gruesome case of "honour killing".
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Indian boat accident 'kills 61'

Tuesday, June 15th 2010, 10:55

The death toll from Monday's boat accident in India rises to 61 as more bodies are recovered, officials say.
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Fruit of the womb

Tuesday, June 15th 2010, 8:03

How mango trees can stop female foeticide in India
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